Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path Paperback – June 15, 2001

This is a wonderful book on the noble 8-fold path

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July 25, 2017

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The author of this book, Bhante Gunaratana, is a phenomenal Buddhist teacher. Not only is he a wonderful author and teacher, but he "walks the walk." He has been a monk for most of his life. I have been extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend several of his retreats, and I highly recommend you check out his talks on dharmaseed.com. This is my favorite of his books. It is an extremely practical and accessible introduction to the noble 8-fold path. I plan to read it again soon.

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D. Phoebe

Bhante H. is the Best

February 18, 2014

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I have read many of his other books and all I can say is that if you are interested in meditation and Buddhism, then Bhante H's books are a must. The Buddhist philosophy can become very confusing and many approach it in such an esoterical and intellectual way that it can go over your head or it feels as if you are banging your head into a wall. Bhante has the gift of writing clearly, beautifully expressing himself and at the same time making it all understandable without dummying down the content and the subject matter.
This book or any of his other books are a must for anyone interested in learning more about Buddhism

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dennis sohn

Phenomenal Book

January 31, 2015

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This book is awesome. It give you inside on the Noble Eightfold Path in a modern sense. I bought three copies for my family. I recommend this book to everybody. My favorite part was "skillful thinking," and it made me realize how judgmental, pessimistic, and thoughtless I can be. I am happy to say that this book has changed my perspective on Buddhism.

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Life-Changing

August 26, 2017

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This is gold. I read this book after reading Mindfulness in Plain English not thinking it could possibly surpass it, but I was pleasantly surprised. Now several months later, I find myself applying many strategies in this book. Big thanks to the author for your amazing teachings. I am forever in debt.

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Perfect Book to go beyond basic understanding of Buddhism and Meditation

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John G.

October 2, 2011

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The Buddha is quoted as saying: "I teach one thing and one only: suffering and the end of suffering." Bhante G does a wonderful job in this book in showing that the 8-Fold Path contains the essence of the Buddha's teaching and is the roadmap to follow to end suffering. A lot of meditation books or basic Buddhism books focus strictly on meditation. Meditation is, of course, extremely important and spiritual progress is probably impossible without it. This book, however, shows how meditation is but one of the several tools available and necessary. A holistic practice that includes not only mental training, but also moral discipline supported by Skillful Understanding work together to raise the whole person.

Read this book if you've already gotten a basic taste of Buddhism and are hungry for more - more depth and more details. You'll surely return time and again to this text as a guidebook and manual as you walk further down the Buddha's Path.

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Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness

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Larry E. Manter

December 5, 2015

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This book is just right! It seemed to go on a bit too much sometimes but it's filled with wisdom and is just a wonderful book to keep around as a reference ... and to actually refer to, or dip back into, on a regular basis.

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pam sands

July 18, 2017

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a must have to learn to live in present moment

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